High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/3902/2018disposed off

Savita Durgasi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2018-05-23Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 3902 of 2018 Savita Durgasi, D/o Shri Dinesh Rajak, Aged About 27 Years, Working As Assistant Grade Ill, Resident of Basant Nagar, Bhanupratappur, DistrictKanker, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Forest Department, Mahandi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Chief Conservator of Forest, Kanker Circle, Kanker, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

3. Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division, West Bhanupratappur, DistrictKanker, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Ravindra Sharma, Advocate.

For Respondent/State :

Shri Wasim Miyan, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra Order on Board 23.05.2018

1. Challenging in this petition is to the order dated 14.08.2017, by which the petitioner has been transferred from West Bhanupratappur Forest Division to Range Office Charama, Kanker on the ground of administrative exigency.

2. The ground raised by the petitioner is that the impugned order has been passed without any administrative exigency and as such the same is in violation of the transfer policy issued by the State Government.

3. Considering the facts situation of the case, it would be appropriate to allow the petitioner to prefer a representation before the concerned

competent authority raising his grievance against the impugned transfer order.

4. Let the petitioner prefer representation within a period of 15 days from today and thereafter, the concerned competent authority shall consider and decide the same within the next 6 weeks, in accordance with law and on its own merits.

5. Till the representation is decided, the status quo, as it exists today, in respect of the petitioner's posting, shall be maintained.

6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Vacation Judge Deepti Jha